NEW DELHI: India announced today a cut in corporate taxes and other initiatives for a more stable and predictable tax regime in a bid to woo foreign investors and spur faster growth in Asia’s third biggest economy. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled ...

SINGAPORE: Asia’s football body today urged other sports governing bodies in the region to follow its lead after the flagship Asian Cup passed off with no evidence of match-fixing. Corruption has long plagued Asian sport but the AFC said extensive ...

Business Wire IndiaAfter its roaring success last January, Asia’s first Content Marketing Summit, CMS Asia 2015 is here. Powered by Taboola, CMS Asia is set to be power-packed a 2-day event (19th & 20th February) at The Westin, Gurgaon. The summit is ...

HDFC Bank profit up MUMBAI: India’s HDFC Bank said on Saturday its quarterly net profit grew by a fifth, helped by a surge in corporate and retail credit demand amid hopes of a pick-up in Asia’s third-largest economy. New Delhi expects the economy ...

KATHMANDU : The second day of ‘Towards Zero Poaching in Asia’ symposium, which is being held in the capital, yesterday highlighted the global challenges and opportunities to achieve zero poaching. Legal experts, technology practitioners and ...

Not many people remember the long, lonely miles Asia's richest man had to travel before he arrived where he is today, notes Barun Roy. Image: Li Ka-shing is Asia’s richest man. Photograph: Reuters Asia's legendary tycoon Li Ka-shing, founder and chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings, has once again revamped his vast and diverse global business empire in his continuing endeavour to enhance corporate profit and shareholder value. Instead of separate entities for ...

We will find out over time whether the net gain of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India is positive or negative for both countries, says South Asia expert Professor Stephen P Cohen in conversation with Aziz Haniffa / Rediff.com.Professor Stephen P Cohen, considered the doyen of American experts on South Asia, believes that for all the euphoria of last month’s Obama-Modi summit in New Delhi, is yet another new chapter in scores of chapters written in a book still to be ...

India has to import 85% of its crude requirements & recently overtook Japan to become Asia’s number two crude oil importer. Is there a pressing need to for us to remain aligned to the trend? Why is India losing its Oil story? Why are we failing to ...